6 Days Uganda chimpanzee and wildlife tour

This 6 days Uganda chimpanzee and wildlife tour is an exciting safari that will take you to Lake Mburo national park and Queen Elizabeth national park where you will be able to view different animals like elephants, buffaloes, Uganda kobs, waterbucks, hippos, warthogs, bushbucks, giraffes, oribi, lions, leopards, Nile crocodiles, zebras, impalas, topi, elands among others during the game drives, boat cruise and walking safari. The 6 days Uganda chimpanzee and wildlife tour will also take you to Kibale Forest National Park where you will be able to spend time with the chimpanzees in their natural habitat.

Highlights of the 6 days Uganda chimpanzee and wildlife tour

Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Lake Mburo national park-walking safari

Day 2: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise

Day 3: Transfer to Kibale forest national park-Bigodi swamp walk

Day 4: Chimpanzee trekking and Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

Day 5: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise

Day 6: Departure to Kampala

Detailed itineraries

Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Lake Mburo national park- walking safari

Depending on your location in Kampala/ Entebbe on the first day of the 6 days Uganda chimpanzee and wildlife tour, you will be welcomed by our driver guide who will brief you about the safari and then start the journey to transfer to Lake Mburo national park. On the way, you will have a stopover at the Equator where you will buy souvenirs and take photos. From the Equator, you will proceed to the park with great views of the homesteads, landscape, scenery among others and upon arrival, you will check into the lodge for lunch.

After lunch, you will go for a walking safari in the park where you will get up-close and personal with different wildlife animals, listen to sweet sounds of bird species singing in tree branches, enjoy the cool and quiet environment among others. After the guided nature walk, you will drive back to the lodge for an evening relaxation, dinner and overnight.

Day 2: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise

On the second day of the 6 days Uganda chimpanzee and wildlife tour, you will have an early breakfast and meet up with your driver guide to go for a morning game drive in the park where you will be able to view some of the animals like buffaloes, waterbucks, bushbucks, impalas, oribi, giraffes, warthogs, zebras, elands, topi among others.

After the game drive, you will return to the lodge for lunch where after you will go for an amazing boat cruise where you will be able to cruise near hippos in water, buffaloes and antelopes drinking water along the shores, view crocodiles basking on the water banks, spot aquatic bird species like cormorants, fish eagles, hornbills, kingfishers among others. After the boat ride, you will drive to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Transfer to Kibale forest national park-Bigodi swamp walk

On the third day of the 6 days Uganda chimpanzee and wildlife tour, you will have breakfast at leisure, check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Kibale forest national park with stunning views of the crater lakes, Rwenzori mountain peaks, tea and banana plantations among others. Upon arrival in the park, you will connect to your lodge for lunch.

After lunch, you will go for a guided nature walk in Bigodi swamp where you will be able to view different primates, bird species, view plant and tree species, listen to sweet sounds of bird species singing in trees, take beautiful pictures among others. After the swamp walk, you will return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 4: Chimpanzee trekking and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

Chimpanzee trekking

After an early breakfast on the fourth day of the 6 days Uganda chimpanzee and wildlife tour, your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge and transfer to the park headquarters for a briefing about the rules and regulations to follow during trekking. After the briefing you will start trekking in the forest with an experienced park guide who is well conversant with chimpanzee trekking trails. During chimpanzee trekking which takes about 30 minutes to 4 hours, you will be able to view different bird species, other primates, plant species among others. Once the chimpanzees are located, you will be allowed to spend one hour with them in their natural habitat which gives you an opportunity to learn about their behaviours, watch them carry out their daily activities like feeding, playing, breastfeeding, resting, take photos and record the breath taking moments. After the one-hour encounter with the chimpanzees, you will trek back to the starting point where you will meet up with your driver guide and drive to the lodge for lunch.

After lunch, you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to start the journey to Queen Elizabeth national park which takes about 2 to 3 hours’ drive. Upon arrival, you will go for a short evening game drive in the park where you will be able to view animals like elephants, buffaloes, Uganda kobs, waterbucks, bushbucks, warthogs, lions, leopards, hyenas among others. After the evening game drive, you will connect to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 5: Morning game drive/ lion tracking experience and afternoon boat cruise

Morning game drive/ lion tracking experience

After an early breakfast on the fifth day of the 6 days Uganda chimpanzee and wildlife tour, your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge to go for a morning game drive in Kasenyi plains where you will be able to spot animals like elephants, waterbucks, buffaloes, Uganda kobs, warthogs, bushbucks, view predators like lions, leopards among others. After the game drive you will drive back to the lodge for lunch.

Afternoon boat cruise

After lunch you will go for an amazing boat cruise on Kazinga channel a water channel that connects Lake Edward and Lake George. During the boat cruise you will be able to view large concentrations of hippos and Nile crocodiles in water, view elephants, buffaloes, waterbucks, warthogs among others drinking water along the shores, view water birds like cormorants, hornbills, king fishers, fish eagles among others. After the boat cruise which takes about 2 to 3 hours’ drive, you will return to the lodge for an evening relaxation, dinner and overnight.

6 Days Uganda chimpanzee and wildlife tour
Boat Cruise on Kazinga Channel

Day 6: Departure to Kampala

On the last day of the 6 days Uganda chimpanzee and wildlife tour, you will have a relaxed breakfast, check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to start the journey back to Kampala. On the way you will have en-route lunch and then proceed to Kampala arriving early evening and upon arrival your driver guide will drop you off at Entebbe international airport for your departure flight or drop off at any place of advise depending on your schedule.

End of 6 days Uganda chimpanzee and wildlife tour

6 Days Uganda chimpanzee and wildlife tour includes                                  

  • Chimpanzee trekking permit
  • Bigodi swamp walk
  • Park entrance fees/ game drives
  • Boat cruise fees
  • Lion tracking experience
  • Walking safari
  • Professional English speaking driver guide
  • Full board accommodation
  • Ground transfers (in a 4WD vehicle)
  • Vehicle and fuel
  • Bottled drinking water

6 Days Uganda chimpanzee and wildlife tour excludes                     

  • International air flight tickets
  • Visas
  • Optional activities not included on the itinerary
  • Life insurance
  • Personal expenses like buying souvenirs, crafts, drinks, laundry services, hiring a porter, tips among others.
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